12 Surprising Truthbombs About Pitbull

He has HOW many kids??

Pitbull is the star of a lengthy profile in the Hollywood Reporter, the cover of which proclaims him to be "Music's New Don," which will probably be the title of his next single. However, the story has more highlights (some of them seemingly snide) than Pitbull has songs on the radio right now:

1. On parenting: "Pitbull is himself dad to six kids ranging in age from 1 to 11 (he never has married and prefers not to reveal the number of mothers, only to say it's more than one)."

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2. On his lifestyle: "[He] flies private everywhere (it's a rental: 'There's a rule that says if it flies, floats or f---s, rent it,' cracks Pit."

3. On his fans: "Kids and their parents groove alongside sexed-up 20-something couples and so-called cougars on a wild night out with girlfriends."

4. On what DJs think of him: "Adds Elvis Duran... 'He smells good. We always make it a policy to sniff him.'"

5. On how to casually brush past illegal activities of your youth: "What Pitbull learned from his immediate surroundings, besides how to sell drugs, which he did for a while, was the skill of connecting with people."

6. On how to casually brush past the fact that you drink quite a bit: "Pitbull's preferred cocktail: a Volito, two parts Voli vodka (he's a partner in the company), three limes, water and ice. He drinks, on average, three to four a day."

7. On how he comes across: "He has taken the name-dropping of brand sponsors to a whole new level of shamelessness and has a propensity for random musings and shout-outs."

8. On how to throw shade at your competitors: "What he has done differently is stay committed to the middle class. You won't find a $900 baseball cap in Pit's future collection, as Jay Z had in his exclusive Barneys line, nor is he selling his fans on a life of excess."

9. On not being ashamed to borrow others' ideas: "Pitbull divulges that he swiped Swedish DJ Avicii's sound for [Timber]."

10. On not being afraid to burn bridges: "In 1999, the principal at Miami's Coral Park High handed an 18-year-old Armando his diploma with a dismissive, 'I don't want you coming back to my school next year.' In response, Armando rented a photo studio to take his own graduation picture, posing with the diploma, a middle finger and that million-dollar smile. The photo is still at his grandmother's house."

11.On what constitutes a good performance: "Pitbull does not disappoint his fans. The show is a fist-pumping medley of mostly song snippets."

12. On how to climb the corporate ladder: "'Why do interns make the best CEOs? Because they got the doughnuts and coffee, they cleaned the bathrooms,' he says."